The inmate being released who served the longest time was Bernd T. Best for aggravated criminal sexual assault while threatening their life. Bernd T. Best spent more than 35 years incarcerated.
According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability, Illinois spends about $37,000 a year per incarcerated person. In a study by Prison Policy Initiative, Illinois’ incarceration rate was at 564 per 100,000, higher than every industrialized country, except the United States. When compared with its surrounding states, Illinois was the lowest. Kentucky and Missouri have rates over 850 per 100,000.
One of the issues is how pretrial detainees are now handled. The Vera Institute of Justice noted that pretrial detainees made up 71% of the total jail population.
Most prison inmates are released on some condition of supervised monitoring upon reentering civilian life. This monitoring can last from one year to the rest of someone’s life.
| Name | Offense | Supervised Release Date | Holding Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark J. Zbroszczyk | BURGLARY | 2022-07-24 | Dixon Correctional Center |
| David E. Heidner | RET THEFT/DISP MERCH/>$300 | 2022-07-26 | Stateville Correctional Center |
| Bernd T. Best | AGG CRIM SEX ASSAULT/THREAT LIFE | 2022-07-27 | Big Muddy River Correctional Center |
| Edwin A. Portillo | PRED CRIM SEX ASSLAUT/VICTIM <13 | 2022-07-29 | Jacksonville Correctional Center |
| Sandoval Zavala | METH DELIVERY/15<100 GRAMS | 2022-07-29 | East Moline Correctional Center |
| Tiffany Schipitz | AGG ASLT PEACE OFF/FIRE/ER WRK | 2022-07-30 | Logan Correctional Center |
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